Serving on the Board since 2018, Ms. Joanne Kearney is President and Managing Partner of The Clú Group, a boutique reputation management and communications consulting firm. Joanne’s work at Clú focuses on transaction communications, corporate affairs and crisis management across mining and hard asset industries.

Joanne received a kidney transplant at UHN’s Toronto General Hospital after her husband, Brendan Cahill, donated his kidney though the Kidney Paired Donation Program. Joanne and Brendan joined the UHN Transplant Campaign Cabinet in September 2017 and, together with their families, became founding supporters of the Centre for Living Organ Donation at TGH – a world first. Joanne is a Board Champion for the Transplant Campaign and the Mental Health Campaign.

Ms. Kearney assumed the role of Chair of the UHN Foundation Board in June 2026.  As Chair, she is a member of all Committees of the Board.